Strength is important - now coming to MMA?

[Adam Skillin]

Long article, full of some of the usual nonsense, but some important stuff in here. Anybody who competes or works with competitors in the combat sports should read.

The Cost: MMA's Injury Epidemic and How the UFC Is Seeking to Fix It | Bleacher Report

Northcutt’s main training regimen includes a heavy weights program...It is a highly unusual program for a mixed martial artist, but it works. Northcutt is an unparalleled athlete. When Bartholomew yells out for the fighters to begin the circuit he’s just taught them, Northcutt explodes into action. He is strong and fast, and he looks as though he is having the best time of his life. He finishes his circuit long before the other fighters complete theirs.

[Cody]

Bones Jones is pretty strong. Fuck the hitch, most fighters wouldn't break this off the ground.

https://youtu.be/T2LSriGJquE